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1977 Porsche 911 Turbo, Singapore
This post provides insights into the rare early 3.0 liter Porsche 911 turbo that I was fortunate enough to chance upon here in Singapore.
This is one of the few right hand drive cars made, and it is a matching numbers car with certificate of authenticity from Porsche. It represents the first generation and the most desirable of a long line of 911 turbos.
In the early `70s, Porsche had designs on racing a turbocharged version
of the 911, in support of which they planned to create a homologation
special along the lines of the Carrera 2.7 RS. A change in the rules
negated the need to sell a precise number of street legal race vehicles,
but the company decided to continue with the project anyway - the
Porsche 911 Turbo or 930 was born.
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| 1977 Porsche 911 Turbo. 1st Generation. Singapore |
The first generation 930 was introduced at the Paris
Motor Show of 1974 and produced from 1975 to 1977, during which time it
not only topped Porsche's model range, but was the fastest production
car available on the German market. It was based around the Carrera 3.0
RS, the engine from which was modified courtesy of turbo technology
originally developed for the 917/30 CAN-AM cars. Power output was 260bhp
- enough to accelerate the car to 100 km/h in 5.5 seconds & hit a
top speed of 246 km/h.
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| 3.0 l Engine - 1977 Porsche 911 Turbo, Singapore |
In order to help deliver the power to the road a `whale tail' rear
spoiler was fitted and a wider rear wheel/tyre package was squeezed
under specially flared arches.
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| Whale tail rear spoiler only found on the early turbos from 1975 to 1977 | |
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| This example has the 'rear turbo script delete' factory option - 1977 Porsche 911 Turbo, Singapore |
Adding this level of power to the already
oversteer-prone handling of the 911 created a car that was not for the
faint hearted. In skilled hands, however, a 930 will show a clean pair
of heels to most rivals, even to this day.
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| This example has the 'Turbo side decal' factory option - 1977 Porsche 911 Turbo, Singapore |
This 1977 car was registered on 8 July 1977 in Singapore, which makes it
a likely contender to be Singapore's fastest and most expensive car of
that era. Being the fastest production car from Germany and the top of
the line 911 model. The fact that it has remained in Singapore for 37 years means that it is one of the rarest Porsches on Singapore
roads today.
While any of the first generation 930 turbos from 1975 to
1977 are desirable, there are some significant upgrades for the last
year of the 3.0 930 series. For 1977 the K-Jetronic fuel system was
refined featuring a higher output fuelpump, reinforced 4speed 915/66
gearbox with 4.222:1 final drive, upgraded 930/33 transmission to suit
the increased 16-inch wheel size, added ATE brake servo and slightly
thicker brake discs, modified rear trailing arms to facilitate
adjustable ride-height, increased front anti-roll-bar diameter to 20mm
(from 18), added dashboard air-vents, and a prominently positioned turbo
boost gauge in the lower part of the tachometer.
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| Rare right hand drive (RHD) 1977 Porsche 911 Turbo |
This 930 has the
optional limited slip differential installed by the factory for greater
dynamic advantage (optional equipment 220). And it also comes with the top of the line Blaupunkt Bamberg radio cassette recorder with microphone. This is definitely the Turbo
model to have, the first of the line and one of the rarest Porsches on
the road today.
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| Blaupunkt Bamberg with microphone - 1977 Porsche 911 Turbo, Singapore |
This 930 comes in the German auto racing color, Silver,
with Black leather interior. The car has covered more than 110k km and
is in a very good condition, the paint is lovely and the interior has
the desirable optional factory Recaro sports seats in leather (optional
equipment code 409) and the original seats have been refreshed with new
napa leather with the original perforation design that matches interior
equipment code number 68. The seats are comfortable over long distances,
and the higher side bolsters come in handy to hold you in place when
you decide to unleash the power of the turbocharged engine.
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| First generation 3.0 l turbo-charged engine - 1977 Porsche 911 Turbo, Singapore |
The car is in excellent condition and serves as daily supercar. Truly a
rare 930 that is getting very hard to find across the globe and is
rapidly increasing in value. All in all a very rare opportunity to learn
more about these iconic cars before the prices go stratospheric.
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| 1977 Porsche 911 Turbo, Singapore |
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This 1977 Porsche 911 Turbo is featured in the short documentary - Dream Car Dreams.
